332 5ba303c2-c172-4526-8b9c-f0585e5f9bad The Great Train Robbery Michael Crichton calibre (3.32.0) [https://calibre-ebook.com] 1975-01-01T06:00:00+00:00 <div><p>From the bestselling author of <em>Jurassic Park</em>, <em>Timeline</em>, and <em>Sphere</em> comes an enthralling novel about Victorian London’s most notorious gold heist. <br><br>London, 1855, when lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of his century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England’s industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, but studded with all the suspense and style of fiction, here is a classic historical thriller, set a decade before the age of dynamite—yet nonetheless explosive…<br></p><h3>Review</h3><p>"A nineteenth-century version of The Sting...Crichton fascinates us."-- The New, York Times Book Review </p><h3>From the Inside Flap</h3><p>"A nineteenth-century version of THE STING...Crichton fascinates us."<br>THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW<br>In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, as lively as legend, and studded with all the suspense and style of a modern fiction master, here is a classic caper novel set a decade before the age of dynamite--yet nonetheless explosive.... </p></div> Vintage B007UH4DD6 dj0Q8lOyPecC B007UH4DD6 13641864 w/great-train-robbery-michael-crichton/1101233507 9780307816443 eng Suspense Fiction Thrillers Historical